Comparison

Scoop Camera Pro vs ApexShot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scoop Camera Pro

Features
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Scoop Camera Pro is the camera that does not make you wait. The moment you open the app, video and audio are already recording. So the perfect shot of your cat, your baby, or the dog catching a frisbee cannot outrun your shutter finger. Built for the moments that do not pose for you: Cats stretching, leaping, blinking, or doing whatever cats do Babies first smile, first crawl, first wobbly steps Pets running, jumping, mid-zoomies Kids in motion: sports, scooters, playground time Sleeping animals that wake the second you reach for your phone Anything you have ever missed because you took half a second too long How it works: Open Scoop Camera Pro. Recording is already on. Point at whatever you want to capture. Press the big red button to stop. The video saves to your Photos library, and the app asks: save a still from this clip too? If yes, scrub through the timeline and pick the exact moment, eyes open, smile peaking, paws off the ground. It saves as a regular photo. Why it is better than a normal shutter: Press the shutter on a normal camera and you get one image. With Scoop Camera Pro, every shutter press is a 30 frames per second video. You pick the keeper afterwards, when there is no pressure. Eyes closed? Pick the next frame. Cat blinked? Pick a different one. The moment is already on disk. Privacy and pricing: Everything stays on your device. The video saves to your Photos library, and only the stills you choose to save are written to Photos. There is no account, no upload, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. One time purchase. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Works on iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Localized in 12 languages.

About

ApexShot

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Turn your iPhone into a real action camera. ApexShot applies the pro techniques for fast-moving subjects — motorsport, sports, wildlife, kids — automatically, so far more of your shots come out tack-sharp. WHY ACTION PHOTOS COME OUT BLURRY The stock camera favors a slow shutter and blends several frames for a "clean" look. On a moving subject that means motion blur. ApexShot does the opposite: it locks a fast shutter and keeps the real single frame, so the moment is frozen instead of smeared. THREE MODES FOR EVERY SITUATION • Action (default): holds the shutter fast for the subject speed you pick, adjusting ISO for you • Panning: an on-screen level and rhythm guide help you sweep with the subject — sharp rider, streaked background • Trap Focus: lock focus on a spot and let the subject trigger the burst as it crosses SHOOT NOW, PICK LATER — AUTOMATICALLY • Smart burst: hold the shutter for a readiness-driven burst with the exposure frozen on the first frame • Pre-capture buffer: ApexShot is already recording the half second before you press, so you never miss the pass • Zero shutter lag on supported devices • The sharpest frame is chosen for you and saved to a dedicated "ApexShot" album SUBJECT CLASSES Tell ApexShot how fast your subject moves — Very Fast, Sport or Moderate — and it sets the right minimum shutter speed (up to 1/8000s) so nothing is left to chance. EVERY LENS, EDGE TO EDGE • Switch between ultra-wide, wide and telephoto native modules • Smooth pinch-to-zoom on the current lens • Live shutter and ISO readout, grid and level, volume-button shutter YOUR GALLERY, YOUR SHOTS Every keeper lands in the ApexShot album: pinch and double-tap to zoom, multi-select, share or delete — all from inside the app. HONEST BY DESIGN • 100% ad-free — no banners, ever • No accounts, no tracking, no analytics • Everything happens on your device; your photos stay in your library • Modern, fast, native SwiftUI app — no third-party code A note on results: a fast shutter needs light. In very dim scenes ApexShot keeps the action sharp and lets the image go a little darker or noisier, because motion blur can't be recovered but brightness can. For daylight, sports halls and most real-world action, it gets you keepers the stock camera would miss.

Screenshots

Scoop Camera Pro4 screens
ApexShot2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scoop Camera Pro at 17.0 against ApexShot's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Scoop Camera Pro versus ApexShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoop Camera ProApexShot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomohiko SaitohAngelo Sasso

In-app purchases

None

Scoop Camera Pro

No in-app purchases

None

ApexShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scoop Camera Pro free?
Scoop Camera Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ApexShot free?
ApexShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scoop Camera Pro or ApexShot have ads?
Neither Scoop Camera Pro nor ApexShot shows ads.

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